Memphis Tigers vs Temple Owls Prediction, 1/16/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Memphis Tigers vs Temple Owls

Date: Thursday, January 16, 2025

Location: Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Memphis Tigers (13-3) are traveling to Liacouras Center on Thursday where they will try to beat the Temple Owls (10-6).

The Memphis Tigers took the court against East Carolina and walked away with a win by a score of 74-70 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Tigers walked away with 19 while East Carolina had 16 personal fouls. They converted 5 out of their 20 tries from long range. East Carolina ended up shooting 73.9% at the free throw line by making 17 of their 23 attempts. In addition, East Carolina collected 39 rebounds (13 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. East Carolina doled out 10 dimes and had 11 steals in this contest. When talking about defense, Memphis allowed their opponent to shoot 39.3% from the floor on 24 of 61 shooting. They also recorded 17 dimes for the game in addition to creating 18 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 34 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Tigers converted 18 of 23 tries for a rate of 78.3%. Memphis finished the contest with a 41.0% FG percentage (25 out of 61) and knocked down 6 of their 23 shots from beyond the arc.

PJ Haggerty is a player who was a contributor for the game. He ended up going 43.8% from the floor but finished the game without a dime. He was on the court for 35 mins played and also totaled 4 boards. He left the arena with 25 points on 7 of 16 shooting.

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Memphis will take the court with a win-loss mark of 13-3 so far this season. They turn it over 14.6 times per game and as a group they commit 17.9 fouls per game. As a unit, Memphis is pulling down 35.4 boards per contest and is sitting with 206 assists so far this season, which is 292nd in the nation in terms of passing. The Tigers are shooting 40.0% from downtown (126 of 315) and 73.9% from the charity stripe. They average 78.8 points per contest (91st in D-1) while going 46.5% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Tigers are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game while drawing 19.9 personal fouls. They are 229th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 231 surrendered for the campaign. The Tigers are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.7% (406 of 974) and they concede 35.0 boards per game as a team. They are surrendering 32.5% on three-point shots and they are 246th in college in points per game allowed (73.6).

In their last game, the Temple Owls went home victorious with a score of 73-70 when they faced Rice. The Owls were able to pull down 32 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 43 in this game. They gave up possession 14 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. Rice committed 21 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Owls to the charity stripe for a total of 32 shots. They were able to convert 23 of them for a clip of 71.9%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, Temple made 6 of their 12 attempts (50.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Owls shot 22 out of 56 from the floor which had them shooting 39.3%. The Owls allowed Rice to make 29 of 72 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 40.3% in this matchup. They went 28.6% from 3-point land by hitting 6 out of 21 and finished the contest at 6 of 12 at the free throw line (50.0%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Temple permitted Rice to pull down 35 in total (14 on the offensive side).

Jamal Mashburn Jr. ended up having an impact for the Owls for the matchup. He earned 24 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 1 assist for the matchup. He knocked down 8 out of 23 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 34.8%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Temple has a win-loss record of 10-6 this year. The Owls are responsible for committing 17.1 fouls every game and they go 72.7% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 11.1 times per game (343rd in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.0 times per game. Temple has totaled 1,263 points on the year (78.9 per contest) and they average 37.8 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Owls are hitting on 44.8% from the floor, which is 198th in the nation.

The Owls on the defensive end are ranked 263rd in college hoops in points given up per game with 74.2. They are forcing 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.6% from the floor (91st in college hoops). The Temple defense surrenders 31.7% on three-point shots (121 of 382) and opponents are connecting on 69.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 14.2 dimes and 37.8 boards per contest, which is ranked 272nd and 322nd in the nation.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Temple

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